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Visayan Pop Songwriting Campaign
Visayan Pop Songwriting Campaign, also known as Vispop or Visayan Pop Music Festival, is a Cebuano national songwriting campaign and competition for pop music compositions launched in Cebu City, Philippines on 2012. The competition is under the auspice of Artists and Musicians Marketing Cooperative (Artist Ko). From 2013-2017, it was staged in cooperation with the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP). The 2019 edition was organized with the partnership of Sacred Heart School for Boys - Batch 1985 Foundation, but the project was later shelved.
The campaign's winning entries became hits in various regional FM radio stations, even those that were in non-Cebuano speaking localities. The word "Vispop" also developed into an umbrella term to refer and describe songs produced from the contest and contemporary Cebuano music.
In 2009, Jude Gitamondoc and Philip Landicho, an enthusiast in Cebuano music, proposed the idea of forming a Cebuano songwriting campaign and contest to help artists in songwriting and music production. The goal was to produce songs that could be aired as part of radio playlist. Gitamondoc and Landicho then joined Artists and Musicians Marketing Cooperative (ArtistKo), a local artist cooperative, where they presented the idea. The first Vispop was scheduled for 2010, but it did not push through due to inadequate funding.
In 2012, the first Vispop was launched through Artist Ko with the support of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP). Its goals were to encourage songwriters to compose in Cebuano, the mother tongue spoken in central Philippines, Visayas, and most parts of Mindanao, and to introduce fresh, radio-friendly songs with mainstream appeal as an alternative to BisRock and local novelty songs. In his talk in the Tedx event organized by the University of San Carlos in 2015, founder Gitamondoc explained that Original Pilipino music (OPM) is not only exclusive of Tagalog songs but also those that are written in regional languages, and Vispop was conceived as a venue for Cebuano songwriting.
The campaign launched its first series of songwriting workshops in Cebu's educational institutions, including St. Theresa's College, Don Bosco Technical College, University of Southern Philippines Foundation and University of San Carlos, while at the same time inviting submission of entries for the competition.
The Vispop music festival is open to all Filipinos. Songs to be submitted as entries must be written in Cebuano language; colloquialism is allowed, and Tagalog or English may also be used. Entries should be no more than 4 minutes and 30 seconds in length, including the introduction and fade-out. Six finalists will be chosen to be presented during the awards night, where three songs will be awarded the top prizes.
The 1st Visayan Pop Music Festival was held at the Benedicto College Artists Hall on May 18, 2013. The entries were judged by songwriter Gary Granada, Department of Trade and Industry regional director Nelia Navarro, and singer Anna Fegi. Out of 80 entries. The following were adjudged winners:
The following songs were the other finalists:
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Visayan Pop Songwriting Campaign
Visayan Pop Songwriting Campaign, also known as Vispop or Visayan Pop Music Festival, is a Cebuano national songwriting campaign and competition for pop music compositions launched in Cebu City, Philippines on 2012. The competition is under the auspice of Artists and Musicians Marketing Cooperative (Artist Ko). From 2013-2017, it was staged in cooperation with the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP). The 2019 edition was organized with the partnership of Sacred Heart School for Boys - Batch 1985 Foundation, but the project was later shelved.
The campaign's winning entries became hits in various regional FM radio stations, even those that were in non-Cebuano speaking localities. The word "Vispop" also developed into an umbrella term to refer and describe songs produced from the contest and contemporary Cebuano music.
In 2009, Jude Gitamondoc and Philip Landicho, an enthusiast in Cebuano music, proposed the idea of forming a Cebuano songwriting campaign and contest to help artists in songwriting and music production. The goal was to produce songs that could be aired as part of radio playlist. Gitamondoc and Landicho then joined Artists and Musicians Marketing Cooperative (ArtistKo), a local artist cooperative, where they presented the idea. The first Vispop was scheduled for 2010, but it did not push through due to inadequate funding.
In 2012, the first Vispop was launched through Artist Ko with the support of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP). Its goals were to encourage songwriters to compose in Cebuano, the mother tongue spoken in central Philippines, Visayas, and most parts of Mindanao, and to introduce fresh, radio-friendly songs with mainstream appeal as an alternative to BisRock and local novelty songs. In his talk in the Tedx event organized by the University of San Carlos in 2015, founder Gitamondoc explained that Original Pilipino music (OPM) is not only exclusive of Tagalog songs but also those that are written in regional languages, and Vispop was conceived as a venue for Cebuano songwriting.
The campaign launched its first series of songwriting workshops in Cebu's educational institutions, including St. Theresa's College, Don Bosco Technical College, University of Southern Philippines Foundation and University of San Carlos, while at the same time inviting submission of entries for the competition.
The Vispop music festival is open to all Filipinos. Songs to be submitted as entries must be written in Cebuano language; colloquialism is allowed, and Tagalog or English may also be used. Entries should be no more than 4 minutes and 30 seconds in length, including the introduction and fade-out. Six finalists will be chosen to be presented during the awards night, where three songs will be awarded the top prizes.
The 1st Visayan Pop Music Festival was held at the Benedicto College Artists Hall on May 18, 2013. The entries were judged by songwriter Gary Granada, Department of Trade and Industry regional director Nelia Navarro, and singer Anna Fegi. Out of 80 entries. The following were adjudged winners:
The following songs were the other finalists: